I had talked about a snag in Killer Eyes, where a supporting character was doing something but then in the climax of the story, he does something else that wasn't consistent with his earlier activities. I did fix that, but in order to do so, I had to add some additional intrigue, which includes one of Trent Smith's friends letting him down. Well, in a way. But so much is at stake in that story, I'm thinking the intrigue will work. And in real life, friends do let you down. So it's not a reach for it to happen in a book.
I can't be specific, nor mention what friend. Can't insert spoilers. I still might have to iron out some existing wrinkles, but that's normal in the revision stage of a manuscript, and in the editing stage. I've learned so many times to take your time on a MS. It's not something you want to rush. If you do, you can be sure you'll miss something, and wish you had not rushed it. That's true with anything, really. Not just writing. But being an artist, I'm a perfectionist, and I want my art, which includes the writing of novels, to be perfect, or at least as perfect as possible.
Readers will appreciate that. It's what makes any art something that can be appreciated. And art for art's sake is the result. It makes life worth living. At least I think so.
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